By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier —- We hear a lot these days about how the country is so divided politically. Words …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Editorials Aug. 23, 2012 9:54 am4795d ago
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier —- We hear a lot these days about how the country is so divided politically. Words …
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By The Des Moines Register —- To hear Mitt Romney tell it, President Barack Obama is a thief. The Republican …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 22, 2012 12:42 am4797d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — Earlier this month, we argued for keeping the federal wind energy production tax credit for several …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 21, 2012 12:41 am4798d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — The Boy Scouts of America organization is alive and well in Eastern Iowa. The Hawkeye Area …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 20, 2012 12:59 am4799d ago
100 PERCENT: Cedar Rapids’ costliest public facility repair job in the aftermath of the June 2008 flood has been the …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 20, 2012 12:00 am4799d ago
DOG POOP POLLUTION: About 10,000 dogs in Cedar Rapids produce about two tons of waste every day, according to conservative …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 19, 2012 12:01 am4800d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — The two committees leading the planning and organization of last month’s Cedar Rapids RAGBRAI event have …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 17, 2012 12:03 am4802d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is hunting for evidence of voter fraud in …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 15, 2012 11:44 am4803d ago
By Mason City Globe Gazette —- Raising fuel taxes in Iowa needs to be high on the agenda for the …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 15, 2012 11:43 am4803d ago
By Iowa City Press-Citizen —– We are quickly coming to the end of a summer that has produced the worst …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 15, 2012 11:41 am4803d ago
By Sioux City Journal — Largely because we wish to see the playing field leveled for so-called “brick-and-mortar” local retailers, …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 15, 2012 11:39 am4803d ago
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier — The president is coming to town. We can thank Iowa’s political status as a “battleground …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 15, 2012 12:03 am4804d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — Cedar Rapids uses traffic cameras to help catch red-light runners and speeders. It’s been a generally …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 13, 2012 12:51 am4806d ago
DROUGHT DOWNERS: As of late last week, 66 Iowa counties remained under a state burn ban; 18 of those are …
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